Google to pay $30 million to settle class-action suit over children's privacy
Anna Washenko / engadget - Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from child users without parental consent through its YouTube video platform and then sent them targeted ads. The tech giant will shell out $30 million to settle the p…
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iPhone Driver's License Support Expands to Montana
Juli Clover / macrumors - iPhone users located in Montana can now add their driver's licenses and IDs to the Apple Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, allowing an on-device digital ID to be used instead of a physical ID.The Montana Motor Vehicle Division launched Montana Mob…
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UK Official Calls for Age Verification on VPNs to Prevent Porn Loophole
Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The call comes as governments go to war with the anonymous web.
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OpenAI releases $4 ChatGPT plan, but it's not available in the US for now
Mayank Parmar / bleepingcomputer - OpenAI has finally announced the GPT Go subscription, which costs just $4 in the US or INR 399 in India. [...]
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‘Crazy conspiracist’ and ‘unhinged comedian’: Grok’s AI persona prompts exposed
Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - 'You are a crazy conspiracist. You have wild conspiracy theories about anything and everything. You spend a lot of time on 4chan, watching infowars videos, and deep in YouTube conspiracy video rabbit holes. You are suspicious of everything and say extreme…
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Louisiana attorney general sues Roblox
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The lawsuit points to several sexually explicit experiences that were on the platform, including “Escape to Epstein Island,” “Diddy Party” and “Public Bathroom Simulator Vibe."
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Steam's censorship issues have broken PayPal support in some regions
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - If you've been unable to pay with PayPal on Steam, Valve says the limitation has to do with issues one of PayPal's banking partners has with content on the platform, according to Rock Paper Shotgun. Users have noticed PayPal was disabled in some regions a…
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Google Messages can now blur nude images on Android
Kris Holt / engadget - Google is rolling out a new safety feature for the Messages app on Android. As spotted by 9to5Google, the company is making Sensitive Content Warnings more broadly available after beta testing the option since April. Google announced it last October.The f…
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YouTube's New AI Age Verification System Goes Into Effect Today in the United States
Lex Briscuso / ign - YouTube has officially launched its new AI age verification technology today, which will automatically add certain restrictions to your account if it thinks you’re under 18 years old.
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Google Will Let You Pick Your Own News Sources For Searches
Omar Gallaga / cnet - As users face diminishing returns and AI summaries on news-related searches, Google offers a way to narrow sources. Here's how to put CNET as one of your top picks.
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Reddit will block the Internet Archive
Jay Peters / theverge - Reddit says that it has caught AI companies scraping its data from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, so it’s going to start blocking the Internet Archive from indexing the vast majority of Reddit. The Wayback Machine will no longer be able to crawl …
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HBO Max plans stricter enforcement on password sharing
techspot - HBO Max is officially shifting gears in its effort to make password sharing a thing of the past. The Warner Bros.-owned streaming service (formerly known simply as "Max") will soon take a more aggressive stance against users accessing the platform with so…
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Instagram Map privacy controls spark user pushback
Instagram’s new Map feature has ignited a flurry of advice columns and tutorials as users scramble to learn how to disable automatic live location sharing. The rollout, which many say was introduced with little fanfare, has left privacy advocates both bemused and irritated at its seemingly over‐zealous defaults.
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It Looks Like a School Vape Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Become an Audio Bug
Joseph Cox / 404media - The Halo 3C is a vape detector installed in schools and public housing. A young hacker found it contains microphones and that it can be turned into an audio bug, raising privacy concerns.
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HBO Max plans aggressive crack down on password sharing starting next month
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Another major streaming platform is set to crack down on password sharing. JB Perrette, head of streaming and gaming at Warner Bros. Discovery, just told investors that HBO Max will begin an "aggressive" messaging campaign about the practice beginning nex…
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You May Soon Be Able to Chat on WhatsApp Even Without an Account
Alex Valdes / cnet - 'Guest chats' isn't in beta testing yet, but will likely be released in a future WhatsApp update.
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Delta Air Lines Denies Using Personal Data in Ticket Pricing
PYMNTS / pymnts - Delta Air Lines reportedly told three senators that it does not and will not use customers’ personal data to set ticket prices. [contact-form-7] The airline said this in a letter sent in response to the senators’ letter, in which they cited an executive’s…
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ChatGPT Privacy Leak Spurs Feature Removal and Indexing Concerns
OpenAI has scrapped a ChatGPT feature after it emerged that private conversation links were being indexed on Google, sparking widespread privacy concerns. In a flurry of uneasy user discoveries and industry scrutiny, this move underscores the ongoing challenges of balancing open AI interactions with secure data handling.
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Spotify exposed: Private listening habits of politicians, journalists and tech bros leaked in a privacy meltdown
Christian Zibreg / idownloadblog - Spotify just leaked private playlists of famous people, and your personal music could be exposed too because of broken privacy settings.
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Dropbox Passwords Is Shutting Down in Phases Starting Next Month
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Dropbox has announced it will discontinue Dropbox Passwords on October 28, ending the five-year run of its credential management service.The shutdown is going to follow a phased approach, according to the company. The password manager will become view-onl…
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